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Afghanistan

Afghanistan Government fell while Biden vacationed

Afghanistan Government fell while Biden vacationed Via Just The News: As overnight reports depicted harrowing scenes from a besieged Kabul, analysts and officials continue their months-long struggle to unpack what went so wrong so fast to enable the Taliban's rush to complete power in Afghanistan.  Prominent among those attempting to deconstruct the unfolding humanitarian and military disaster was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who reportedly blamed the Afghan National Army on […]

today08/16/2021 4

Canada

Canada begins allowing vaccinated US citizens to visit again

Canada begins allowing vaccinated US citizens to visit again Via AP News: Canada on Monday is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents must be both fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 within three […]

today08/09/2021 6

China

From Beijing to Wuhan, China orders mass testing and restrictions as Covid cases rise

From Beijing to Wuhan, China orders mass testing and restrictions as Covid cases rise Via CNBC.com: China is facing pockets of resurgence in major cities from Beijing to Wuhan, and authorities have imposed mass testing and widespread travel restrictions in some areas. Daily Covid-19 cases are rising again as the delta variant spreads across the country. China’s National Health Commission said it confirmed 96 Covid cases on Wednesday — the […]

today08/04/2021 9

trade

China is still falling short of meeting an agreement to reduce its U.S. trade surplus

China is still falling short of meeting an agreement to reduce its U.S. trade surplus Via CNBC.com: China’s purchases of U.S. goods are still falling short of trade agreement levels, even as overall Chinese imports from the U.S. have surged. That’s according to analysis out Monday from the U.S.-based Peterson Institute for International Economics. In January 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic and under former U.S. President Donald Trump, China agreed […]

today07/27/2021 5

Tencent

China orders Tencent to give up exclusive music licensing rights as crackdown continues

China orders Tencent to give up exclusive music licensing rights as crackdown continues Via CNBC.com: China’s antitrust regulator has ordered Tencent to give up its exclusive music licensing rights and slapped a fine on the company for anti-competitive behavior, as Beijing continues to crack down on its internet giants at home. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Saturday imposed a fine of 500,000 yuan ($77,141) on the company […]

today07/24/2021 9

WHO

China rejects WHO plan for study into Covid-19 origin

China rejects WHO plan for study into Covid-19 origin Via CNBC.com: China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis it could have escaped from a Chinese laboratory, a top health official said. The WHO this month proposed a second phase of studies into the origins of the coronavirus in China, including audits of […]

today07/22/2021 4

families

China scraps fines, will let families have as many children as they’d like

China scraps fines, will let families have as many children as they’d like Via CNBC.com: Families in China can now have as many children as they like without facing fines or other consequences, the Chinese government said late Tuesday. The announcement ended, in practice, decades of restrictions on the number of children each household could have, as authorities attempt to encourage births in the face of a rapidly aging population. […]

today07/21/2021 18

Canada

Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter country on Aug. 9

Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter country on Aug. 9 Via AP News: Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United States and have received a full […]

today07/20/2021 8

protests

Cuba lifts food, medicine customs restrictions after protests

Cuba lifts food, medicine customs restrictions after protests Via Reuters: Cuba announced on Wednesday it was temporarily lifting restrictions on the amount of food and medicine travelers could bring into the country in an apparent small concession to demands by protesters who took to the street last weekend. Thousands joined a wave of nationwide protests over shortages of basic goods, curbs on civil liberties and the government's handling of a […]

today07/15/2021 14

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